Category: Work

A budget is a plan for spending and saving the money you earn. Budgets are financial roadmaps that help you live within your means, cut back on unproductive spending and, best of all, build up your wealth.

We hear a lot of talk about assertiveness these days. With all the lean-in chatter and “bossy” talk, it’s become one those vague, theoretical buzzwords about women in the workplace. We all know assertiveness is a crucial and often difficult skill — not only for women, but for anyone who struggles with speaking up, introversion, or insecurity (i.e. everyone).

The most sought out question is; can an Au pair actually have an adventure with a meagre salary in a first world country?
We asked Rachel Andrew, a 24 year old freelance writer, student and au-pair from South Africa to answer this.